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KW««**«CAR~RT SGRT*fc'C--OOS
Wk-/MRS« J„ LOVISOLO
CAROL DR
BETHPAGE WY 1173.4-32 '-./ r:.'.
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VOL. 32 NO. 26
YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage & Plainview
June 19-25, 1998 40 CENTS
GIRL SCOUTS MAKE
EVERY DROP COUNT
Girl Scouts from the Bethpage
area recently earned "Every Drop
Counts" patches by saving 13,323
gallons of tap water during a pilot wa­ter
conservation program. Represen­tatives
from Junior Troop 3393 (left to
right) Lauren Horn and Kimberly
Vespo are shown displaying the new
patch with (back, left to right) Beth­page
Water District Commissioners
Sal Greco, Jr. And William Ellinger.
Sponsored by the Long Island
Water Conference, a trade associa­tion
of Long Island's public wafer
suppliers, in conjuction with the Girl
Scouts of Nassau County, the pro­gram
was designed to help educate
youngsters about the importance of
conserving our water supply.
To participate, the girls had to
keep track of how many gallons of wa­ter
they could save around the house
and record the amount on an activity
sheet, which was printed on paper
made from recycled blue jeans. For
example, each time they ran the
dishwasher with full loads instead of
smaller loads, four gallons of water
were saved.
In addition, activities such as re­searching
where their tap water
comes from as well as creating and
displaying posters that explain why
our most precious resource is impor­tant
helped the scouts gain knowl­edge
of an appreciation for long is­land's
drinking water supply.
Altogether, the 700 girls who par­ticipated
saved more than 170,000
gallons of water. The pilot program
was offered this past year to a cross-section
of 1,700 girls in 150 troops.
Another group of equal size will be
encouraged to participate once again
this coming fall.
"We were pleased to have so
many youngsters complete the patch
requirements," said Karl Dahlem,
chairperson of the Long Island Water
Conference. "This innovative ap­proach
helps us to fulfill one of our
main goals - encouraging Long Is­landers
of all ages to learn more about
their excellent public drinking water
supply."
The Long Island Water Confer­ence,
established in 1951, is a pro­fessional
organization dedicated to
providing and maintaining an pure
and plentiful public water supply on
Long Island. Members include Nas­sau-
Suffolk water suppliers, consult­ing
engineers, attorneys, water con­tractors
and officials from governmen­tal
regulatory agencies.
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$yfib Bethpag H i ' t ' i i i i H i i i i i i i i i u D i i i i n i i i i i i i i i ^ n i i i u i m
KW««**«CAR~RT SGRT*fc'C--OOS
Wk-/MRS« J„ LOVISOLO
CAROL DR
BETHPAGE WY 1173.4-32 '-./ r:.'.
\u^W>n\nAUn\,,\ln>U\\,,.,tl\,Ullilu\.\U
VOL. 32 NO. 26
YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage & Plainview
June 19-25, 1998 40 CENTS
GIRL SCOUTS MAKE
EVERY DROP COUNT
Girl Scouts from the Bethpage
area recently earned "Every Drop
Counts" patches by saving 13,323
gallons of tap water during a pilot wa­ter
conservation program. Represen­tatives
from Junior Troop 3393 (left to
right) Lauren Horn and Kimberly
Vespo are shown displaying the new
patch with (back, left to right) Beth­page
Water District Commissioners
Sal Greco, Jr. And William Ellinger.
Sponsored by the Long Island
Water Conference, a trade associa­tion
of Long Island's public wafer
suppliers, in conjuction with the Girl
Scouts of Nassau County, the pro­gram
was designed to help educate
youngsters about the importance of
conserving our water supply.
To participate, the girls had to
keep track of how many gallons of wa­ter
they could save around the house
and record the amount on an activity
sheet, which was printed on paper
made from recycled blue jeans. For
example, each time they ran the
dishwasher with full loads instead of
smaller loads, four gallons of water
were saved.
In addition, activities such as re­searching
where their tap water
comes from as well as creating and
displaying posters that explain why
our most precious resource is impor­tant
helped the scouts gain knowl­edge
of an appreciation for long is­land's
drinking water supply.
Altogether, the 700 girls who par­ticipated
saved more than 170,000
gallons of water. The pilot program
was offered this past year to a cross-section
of 1,700 girls in 150 troops.
Another group of equal size will be
encouraged to participate once again
this coming fall.
"We were pleased to have so
many youngsters complete the patch
requirements," said Karl Dahlem,
chairperson of the Long Island Water
Conference. "This innovative ap­proach
helps us to fulfill one of our
main goals - encouraging Long Is­landers
of all ages to learn more about
their excellent public drinking water
supply."
The Long Island Water Confer­ence,
established in 1951, is a pro­fessional
organization dedicated to
providing and maintaining an pure
and plentiful public water supply on
Long Island. Members include Nas­sau-
Suffolk water suppliers, consult­ing
engineers, attorneys, water con­tractors
and officials from governmen­tal
regulatory agencies.
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